Wednesday, November 6, 2024

God Attribute, 145

~ Merciful ~

 

This Series ~ This series of posts looks at some of the many attributes of God.  Generally, we move in alphabetical order.

 

Introduction ~ It is important to recognize the difference in some key terms.

 

Grace is getting something good which you don’t deserve.

 

Justice is getting what you deserve.

 

Mercy is not getting something bad which you do deserve.

 

Scripture ~ “You are God, ready to pardon, gracious and merciful, slow to anger, abundant in kindness, and did not forsake them” (Nehemiah 9:17b).

 

“Gracious is the Lord, and righteous; yes, our God is merciful” (Psalm 116:5).

 

I [God] will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their lawless deeds I will remember no more” (Hebrews 8:12).

 

Quotes ~ “Suppose ten people sin and sin equally.  Suppose God punishes five of them and is merciful to the other five.  Is this injustice?  No!  In this situation five people get justice and five get mercy.  No one gets injustice.” —R.C. Sproul

 

“The Lord’s mercy is a sea which cannot be filled, though mountains of sin be cast into its midst.  It is like Noah’s flood, which covers all and drowns even the mountaintops of heaven-defying sins.” —Charles Spurgeon 

 

~ Robert Lloyd Russell, ABUNDANT LIFE NOW blog.

 

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Bible Version: Quotations are from the NKJV unless otherwise noted. Emphasis is added.

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